Table 1.
Demographics of Focus Groups
| PLWH (n = 135) | HCP (n = 32) | PCTM (n = 39) | |
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| Demographic Characteristics | |||
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| Age (Mean ± SD) | 48.00 ± 9.18 | 45.41 ± 10.16 | 42.72 ± 11.14 |
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| Gender | |||
| Male | 65 (48.2%) | 6 (35.3%) | 6 (27.3%) |
| Female | 68 (50.4%) | 11 (64.7%) | 16 (72.7%) |
| Other | 2 (1.5%) | 0 | 0 |
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| Race/Ethnicity | |||
| African American/Black | 60 (45.1%) | 3 (9.4%) | 6 (15.4%) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 30 (25.6%) | 8 (25.0%) | 3 (7.7%) |
| Non-Hispanic White | 23 (17.3%) | 11 (34.4%) | 20 (51.3%) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0 | 2 (6.3%) | 4 (10.3%) |
| Native American Indian | 0 | 1 (3.1%) | 0 |
| Other | 20 (15.04%) | 7 (21.9%) | 6 (15.4%) |
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| Education level | |||
| 11th grade or less | 35 (26.5%) | ||
| High school or GED | 49 (37.1%) | ||
| 2 years of college (AA) | 28 (21.2%) | ||
| College (BA or BS) | 12 (9.1%) | ||
| Master’s Degree | 2 (1.5%) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | 1 (0.8%) | ||
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| Work for pay (yes) | 47 (35.07%) | ||
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| Adequacy of income | |||
| Totally inadequate | 15 (13.6%) | ||
| Barely adequate | 66 (60.0%) | ||
| Enough | 29 (26.4%) | ||
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| Have health insurance (yes) | 104 (77.6%) | ||
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| Years living with HIV Mean (SD) | 15.1 (8.4) | ||
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| Ever had an AIDS diagnosis (yes) | 54 (40.3%) | ||
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| Taking HIV meds | 124 (91.8%) | ||
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| Health Care Providers (prescribers) | |||
| Nurse practitioner/APN | 14 (45.2%) | ||
| Physician | 11 (35.5%) | ||
| Registered Nurse* | 3 (9.4%) | ||
| Other (medical assistant)* | 3 (9.4%) | ||
| Professional Care Team Members (non-prescribers) | |||
| Registered Nurse | 15 (39.5%) | ||
| Licensed Clinical Social Worker | 3 (7.9%) | ||
| Case Manager | 4 (10.5%) | ||
| Other (e.g., licensed vocational nurse, pharmacy technician) | 16 (42.1%) | ||
Note. PLWH = people living with HIV; HCP = health care provider; PCTM = professional care team member; GED = general equivalency degree; AA = Associate of Arts; BA = Bachelor of Arts; BS = Bachelor of Science; APN = advanced practice nurse.
*
Specially trained registered nurses and medical assistants in Botswana prescribe antiretroviral medications and are, therefore, considered prescribers.